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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 10:57:43 GMT
Some questions about it in an other thread, In my experience I prefer this handmade mobile phone holder than big bulky expensive no touch screen amazon versions, I've done for both my bikes: on an hard cover you do 4 holes with a white-hot nail and tie it on the stem with two pvc ties Basic stem version (street 2GBP cover) Deluxe handlebar version (5 BGP transparent polyurethane cover) To remove it you cut ties (0,01 GBP) I use it with runtustic bike pro (or strava map) like tomtom when I don't know the road, to listen music to use the phone etc. peace and respect, m.
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Post by goffski on Nov 21, 2014 11:03:13 GMT
Nice idea, but be careful of potholes, my phone flew off once when i hit a pothole! Luckily the phone was ok and there was no traffic to run over it. Phone stays in jersey pocket now.
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 21, 2014 11:08:24 GMT
Like it, couple of elastic bands would deal with the pothole thing - may sort that myself for the HTC One come better weather.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 11:09:34 GMT
Nice idea, but be careful of potholes, my phone flew off once when i hit a pothole! Luckily the phone was ok and there was no traffic to run over it. Phone stays in jersey pocket now. Oh, I've forgotten: I put a little rubber strip between cover and bar (in the transparent version you can see it, it's a pice of gel adhesive handlebar tape) btw you have to choose an hard cover that has a strong grip on the phone. These in the photos, is difficult to take the phone out
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 21, 2014 11:10:24 GMT
Have you got a bit of foam under as a shock absorber?
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 21, 2014 11:13:02 GMT
Answered via edit !
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2014 16:48:52 GMT
looks great very good! I use an armband case myself (touch screen friendly) which I strap to my forearm to make visible... but Im thinking of doing your idea now
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Post by baz on Nov 21, 2014 18:55:24 GMT
Looks fine , a bit of a hassle cutting cable ties when you don't want the phone on the bike? My cover came today, was very easy to fit (no tools) seems very sturdy, is water resistant and shock proof, a double locking mech , rotates 360 degrees and feels like it won't want to jump of the bike no matter what i hit, each to their own tho, as said i had a voucher (£10) so it only cost £12, i'll get some pics of it up soon
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 21, 2014 20:19:27 GMT
Fairy-nuff baz , but I reckon I can do the above for circa £3.
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Post by ukdaws on Nov 21, 2014 21:13:55 GMT
Thanks for the info marco great idea.
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Post by baz on Nov 22, 2014 0:30:27 GMT
Fairy-nuff baz , but I reckon I can do the above for circa £3. Fair play if you can, the way i see it is its not a 200 quid garmin, its a 12 quid decent waterproof/resistant sturdy,rotational cradle for a phone that i already have that has a free satnav app price of 30 cigs that would have lasted me a day
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 22, 2014 11:34:47 GMT
You can get quite sturdy but simple covers for the HTC One for £3 on Amazon - I have a square section stem on my fair weather bike and the phone could sit neatly on the centerline behind the out front Garmin. I've got Bluetooth headphones already, probably pair it with speed and cadence sensor at some point, maybe HRM also.
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Post by Rocket on Nov 22, 2014 12:06:02 GMT
Anybody care to post battery usage figures please? The screen being permanently on will have a massive effect. I've found my Bluetooth heart rate monitor and speed/cadence sensors to have negligible effect on battery life but at some point I'd like these figures live in front of me rather than to review after a ride.
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 22, 2014 13:04:44 GMT
You can tap the top button on mine and power the screen down when apps are left running, could use SatNav and just receive audio input for majority of time (over music if playing). This really helped when I had to catch the ferry the time my cable snapped and I abandoned the breadcrumb trail on the Garmin in favour of more direct route, it was spot on for navigation through urban / suburban areas, with decent commands, including road names. Mine will go for several hours like that. You can click the screen on occasionally to check the visual display if necessary, I use it in the car this way fairly regularly.
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Post by Radchenister on Nov 22, 2014 13:09:12 GMT
I'll probably use mine to supplement the Garmin when on ambling no real journey plan style tours (like I did when in the Gower) or for data on shorter workouts and occasionally checking cadence / hr perhaps during say Sportives.
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